Daily British Whig (1850), 13 Nov 1915, p. 13

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THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SA In Nos. 6461-6207. By Maude 'Hall Let not the outside world think that Paris, shut in with her sorrow of war, is unmindiul of her modisn responsibilities. Her needlewomen are weaving the daintiest laces a: evoling the most exquisite embioi eries for which a sale must be found Street costumes must be sober, an afternoon frocks posters a certain ait of unpretiousness. Therefore a re volution has been brought about i: the modes of the Autumn bride, The severely simple robe of former sea sons is replaced by a bridal gown fashioned of soft, clinging satine wondrously trimmed with lace and embroidery. Another feature that stands ou prominently in connection with th Fall bride's gown is its length. The models designed for leaders of fash ion. The models reach to the ankle. Yet there is the usual train. Inci dentally, it may be mentioned, that trains are shown on nearly all of the evening toilettes for the coming Winter, no matter how short the * A on ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN Marriages have dropped off over 25 per cent. in Berlin since the war began. The first juvenile couft and the AAA AAA AA Ar i tn About Baby Ii ABIES are frequently over-fed. Their capacity for food is very small-- at birth 1-0z., at two months 3-028. It is the amount of food digested that noutishes. Do not feed Baby just be. cause he cries, probably the reason is indigestion from over-feeding, not hunger. The nature of the Food should be right as wel! as the quantity. Doctors and nurses throughout the world recommend Rllenburys The best alternsiivy fo Human Mik. ee is kiown as The Woman Who Ans: skirt. In many instances they are arranged at one side, but the train at the back of the dress will alway be favored because it is really rega! A bride considers herself, as Instly every inch a queen, =o she is not ar to relinquish the back train. A beau tiful wedding gown - that embod;« all of the best features of nuptia fashion is developed in lovely whit« fatin crepe. The skirt is finished with a reasonably wide frill, above which appears a heading of exquisit lace insertion, and above this is an other frill of the dress material. Th: front panel is entirely covered with lace and satin crepe flounces, but the tunic is bordered with a beautiful floral design worked in bead and chenille embroidery. At the sides it is' draped very gracefully. The bo dice has a yoke and long, close-fitt ing sleeves of the lace, and the back is brought around to the fromt to form its own girdle. The large arm- holes are finished with a corded tuck There are three or four distinct styles in wedding gowns, so that the Amma first widows' pension law ori in Australi Women tramway conductors in Glasgow 'are more than mdking good in their new jobs. Seventy-five per cent. of the church members throughout the Unit ed States are women. In seven of the eleven suffrage states the eight-hour day for minors is in force. Many women who are civil engl neers are to be found at work In the Alaska mining district. ; There are over 76,000 trained nurses as against a little over 5,000 men in the United States. The Interborough Association of Female School Teachers in New York has a membership of over 15,000. The latest thing -in jewelry for woman is the Rise diamond, which ig already becoming popular in San Francisco, Mrs. William Bishop, aged 37, o Winsted, Ct., has just given birth to her seventeenth child. Princess Margaret of Denmark, it is said, will become the bride of thé Prince of Wales at the conclusion of the war. Fifteen fenfals school teachers in New York city have been. compelled to duit their jobs because they have tu losis, |The Order of the Crown of India, jpstitutied in 1878, is bestowed upon women, who have rendered notable service to their country hi the In- ginated dian Empire, while that of Veioria and Albert is qpen only to those con- nected with the royal household. Miss Mary 8. Boyd, chief of the data department of the National Am- erican Women Suffrage association, wers ons. For the first time in the history of Norway " ol thst te oe Nos. 6010-6185. bride who is fastidious--and what bride is not?----finds herself not cir- cumscribed in making a choice. An- other beautiful model is in white grossgain silk and of most origina conception To a foundation is at ached a skirt, or, more correctly, Hounce, laid in diagonal pleats-- dee; 'nes (hat produce a great deal of ful ness and leave the edge in a serie: of points. Similarly the tunic i arranged with the pleats in the flounce, each pleat crossing with narrow band of unspotted ermine. In the corsage two points are formed ai front and Back with a white rose fas tening the girdle that confined them at their base. There is. an under blouse of plain chiffon and straps over the shoulders, first of tulle and thén of fur, and from these bands as. a compromise for sleeves there are turbine-like sections of tulle wir ed into shape. There are, however long sleeves to the chiffon under- blouse. , Fur is decidedly novel as a trimming for wedding gowns, yet in this'era of departure one should not Nr en more successful than the average man physician because she supplies a real neéd on the part of her, sex. Mrs. Elizabeth B. Davis of Wash- ington is said to be the greatest au- thority of her sex upon astronomical mathematics in this country and pos- sibly in the world. The Connecticut College for Wom- en, chartered by the legislature as an institution for the higher edueca- tion of women, has just bee opened for the entrance of pupils. a. . Alma H. J. Hubbell, who played with the late Richard Mane- field, left the stage to marry, then got a divorce and now is enrolled as an aftorney in the federal court at Saint Louis. Mrs. Lyra B. Nickerson' of Provi- dence, R. 1, has given $7,500 to the Aero club of America, which is to be used in building an aeroplane for the New York state militia. Mrs. Edith Hatfield, a soviety lead: er of Portland, Ore, is the owner apd manager of the immense Dia- nd H. ranch near Eden, 1da., where she raises hogs, cattle and al- falfa. Dr. Eileen Giles, a graduate of this year's class of the Women's Medickl college of Philadelphia, has been ap- pointed head physician of the Alto Pass hospital in North Carolina. Charlotte Cushman, at one (ime America's foremost tragedienne, has achieved the distinction of being the first member of the theatrical pr feséion to be admitted to New Yo TURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1915. No. 6260. be surprised at anything. The broderies and the brocade are irrestible. Many are simple in design, but exceedingly rich in effect They are not used as extravagan upon the frocks of brides" attendan as upon bridal gowns, yet one find a touch here and there. The fashionable dressmakers a doing wonderful things with frills and flounces on bridemaids' dresse Chiffon is a favorite material' bu there are also satins, crepes, gauz and a host of other semi--transparen fabrics that are impressed into elo quent service. A simple, really gir ish bridesmaid's frock is in pink chiffon, the skirt having three floun ces. At the head of the upperme flounces and along the lower edge of all three is a tiny bias fold of blue satin, corresponding with the blu: satin foundation of the dress. The girdle of pink satin is finished with an embroidered motif. J In Paris, where dress is not a trade or a frivolous occupation, but a fine art developed through genera- m., to 8 pum, and In the feather fac- tories, where shoes for the soldiers are being made, 50 per cent. of the women are working, overtime, Mrs. Lucy W. L. Wilson, who has been chosey principal of the South- ern High School for in Phila- delphia, is the first woman ever re- commended by a ei board of educat principalship in that ci The honor of "th man secrétary to a Oma! the Distriet of Colu to Mies Alice L. George of PhiTadel- phia, a niece of the late. Henry George. Miss George has already begun her duties with Commissioner Newman, The application of Miss Lydia Lee for membership to the Bar Associa tion of Saint Louis has been held up because, it was stated, that some of the members are afraid the' presence of a woman will interfere with 'stag' meetings which the members have & Rjigh-school There are but two women holding laces in Los Angeles who are pal De One of these is a member of the school board and the other is Mrs. David ©. McCane, Biesidunt of the ecivil-gservice commission ne teen other women hold on boards or committees, rendering services. without compensation. . ---------------- university's hall of fame. In the Yorkshire khaki factories in England the gitls work from 6 a. new electors were added to the vot- ay No. 6367. tions of serious study, the costumes designed for the bride's afternoon teas and receptions are.exceedingly simple. Rather unusual is a mode! in dark rose chiffon velvet, trimmed with satin cloth in a much lighie: thade. A bias fold of the cloth fi ishes the skirt and forms an insert at | the front below the girdle. Crepe de Chine is used for the guimpe, and this is embellished with hand embroi- dery. The sleeves are finished with cuffs of velvet, and butons of velvet are sewn on the sleeves up to the el- bow and down the front ofthe guim- pe and cloth insert. Nothing does the 'going away" coat of the Autumn bride lack in smartness or. beauty, Preferably it is made of velvet, gabardine or duve- tyn, unless one can afford fur, Dark colors trimmed with gray or white fur are stunning in effect, and the skirts of these coats flare prodigious- ly. \ Most of the coats, half long dressy garments, suggest a Russian origin ME AGE PY out of town who ig being introduced then the local residents should be presented to the stranger, with the reservations above made, that if the visitor be a man he is presented to the women of the company, or if the out of town guest be a young girl she should be introduced to the older resident women. The form of introduction should be as si ple as possible. "Mrs. may I present so and so?" " is a common form. Some people merely say the names of the people being introduced. If they are considerate they pronounce these names with care so that each of the introduced understands . the name of the other, But this is a point made by too few, alas! s -------------- Delectable Recipes For Summer Bey. erages. To make lemon cordial put twe and one-half pounds of white sugar into an enamel saucepan and add a pint and a half of water, four lemons cut in Slices. wih the rind on; place on ths al to a Boil, then a pressing all ti Fey the lemon, and add two ounces c citric decid. When cold. bottle: tight and use as required. A teaspoonfyl In a tumbler of cold water makes refreshing drink. ---- . Lime Juice And Soda. Limes jdes: and. soda is another good warm weather drink. Put two dessertspeonfuls of lime niece in a tumbler' 811 the glass half full--not more or it will froth over-- and stir in a teaspoontul of jruit salt with a porcelain or bone spoon. This is said to be a good drink to take away a headache because of the medicinal properties of the fruit saks. No. 6451, in the seamless, straight body part with sleeves cut in one with the | shoulders and rather wide, loose { belts smartly buckled with dull gold No one will contend that it is not expensive proposition te acquire bridal! wardrobe, but from the stand point of economy there is much in favor of the present trénd of styles although on the surface of it the as sertion seems an anomaly. It { true that it dees require double th amount of goods to make a costum¢ that it did a few seasons age, hut is equally true that, througd the us: of numbers of different materials | a single garment it is very possibl to adapt the style'to individual re quirements. Guide To Patterns. The fashions shown on this pag: are Pictorial Review designs. Num bers and sizes are as follows. : Coat No. 6461. Sizes 34 to 44 inches bust. Skirt No. 6207. inches waist. a A a At range frequently, and you will pre- vent their warping. Cold meat minced fine and mixed with mashed potatoes in potato cakes makes a good dish. A good idea is to have egg spoons made of black horn; the silver ones discolor so badly. Comfortable living is 7 Sizes 22 to 34 not a. mat: PAGE FIFTEEN TE ---- ardrobe |! J LL RD Li" Waist No. 6010, inchés bust. Skirt No. inches waist. Child's Dress to 14 years. C€bstume No. 6267. Sizes 20 years, Embroidery No. 121%4. Costume No. 6451. Sizes 84 t« 12 inches bust. Embroidery No, 12 073. Redingote No. 6457. Sizes 31 to 44 inches bust. (Home Dressmak er's Corner.) Skirt No.:5989. inches waist, Chemise No. 4707. Sizes 16 inches bust. Price, 10 cents broidery design No. 11864. Nightgown No. 3720. Sizes 32 to inches bust. Embroidery design 11865. Price of #ach number 15 cents un- less otherwise given. Pictorial Review patterns om sale by local agents. mr si Si Sizes 32 to 42 6185. Sizes 22 { No. 6260 Sizes 4 14 to Sizes. 22 36 to ed Em 42 No ter of money so much as it is a mat- ter of foresight. When buying nuts avoid the mix- ed nuts 'bait. They are generally made up of the cheaper nuts. The second and = third cuts from the top of the round of beef are not expensive, and - they. are .not tough. ! ' a LAI JVORY Soap floats. This alone makes it more de- sirable than ordinary soaps. But, in addition, it is extra- ordinarily good soap. Ivory Soap excels in soap should have. S CENTS T rioats 2 'every quality

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